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2D & 3D Graphic Designer

At Space Ape, the creation of world-class brands is vitally important to us and as a 2D & 3D Graphic Designer, you will be at the forefront of one of our new titles. You will help drive the artistic and world vision by creating highly compelling artwork that meets the art style and brand requirements of the game.

It’s an incredibly exciting time here at Space Ape Games. We have projects at all stages of the development cycle, along with a fast paced environment that promotes genuine autonomy. Our new music game, Beatstar recently launched globally, hitting No 1 in apps in 24 countries, and has been played by over 20M people in just a few months. Check out our artstation to get a glimpse of the other genres we’ve been working on.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of 3D art, an eye for art direction and visual communication skills. We look for T-shaped candidates who excel in at least one discipline such as rendering or compositing, but are also capable of helping out on other related tasks if required.

Responsibilities

• Render High quality 3D assets to be used in marketing imagery
• Model bespoke 3D objects to accompany marketing images
• Assist game team in creating marketable images and live ops content
• Actively involve other departments, provide useful feedback and solutions.
• Brainstorm and pitch creative ideas for marketing content.

Requirements

• Portfolio with examples of 3D art and pre-rendered marketing material
• Knowledge of 3D software such as Maya, Blender (or similar), Photoshop, After Effects
• An avid interest in all types of art & graphic design
• A professional, pro-active & collaborative work attitude, with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Enjoy working as part of a team, enjoying the feedback process as the best way to create fantastic visuals.
• Passion for games & music
• A "raise the bar" attitude.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience using the Unity3D Game Engine
• Experience working in an agile (e.g. SCRUM/Kanban) environment using agile ceremonies (e.g. stand-ups sprint planning, retrospectives) and working with agile artefacts (e.g. user stories, task boards);
• An ability to work with minimal supervision and review, and exercise independent judgement;
• Experience in conducting user research and evaluating user feedback;
• Experience in marketing for mobile
• Experience in other design-related fields such as UI/UX, After Effects, Animation, or Motion graphics design.

Why Space Ape is right for you

• Be a part of one of several small empowered teams who inspire and challenge one another in the pursuit of our mission
• Autonomy to make your own impact with the support to help it happen
• Designated ‘Ape Space’ creative time where you are free to work on game concepts and ideas away from your day to day
• The freedom to further your skill set the way you want with a generous training budget
• An award winning studio that was crowned one of the best companies to work for for the last 5 years in a row, by gamesindustry.biz.
• Help run and create games which bring joy to millions of players all over the world
• 4.7/5.0 Glassdoor rating - Check out our reviews
• Entered a long-term strategic partnership with Supercell in 2017
• Competitive salary & stock options

About Space Ape

At Space Ape we pride ourselves on our passion and the trust we place in our people. We look for passionate, productive, team players who are relentless in their pursuit of our mission. There’s no bureaucracy here, we just get things done. Space Ape’s mission is to make the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. Founded in 2012 we’ve since launched four games that have been installed by over 100 million people and generated over $250m revenue.

We are part of the Supercell family, giving access to some of the most talented game makers on the planet.

Our studio is currently 110 strong and built around the belief that small empowered teams make the best games. This philosophy enables us to innovate, move faster and have the creative ownership required to make the greatest games on mobile.

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